Tailpiece from Au Pied du Sinaï
Medium
Reproduction of a lithograph on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 3.2 × 5.2 cm (1 5/16 × 2 1/16 in.); Sheet: 12.6 × 11.3 cm (5 × 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
print (reproduction)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
146800
Art Historical Context
This delicate tailpiece by Henri de Toulouse-Laut, created in 1897, a reproduction of a lith printed on cream wove paper. Though tiny—the image measures just 3.2 by 5.2 centimetersit reveals the artist’s remarkable ability to convey character and atmosphere in miniature. Toulouse-Lautrec, a leading Post-Impressionist, became famous for his vivid portrayals of Parisian nightlife and his pioneering work in color lithography. Lithography allowed artists of the late nineteenth century to produce richly textured, reproducible images that combined drawing’s immediacy with printmaking’s reach. As a ...
About the Artist
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1864–1901
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (1864-1901) was a French Post-Impressionist painter, printmaker, and illustrator whose innovative poster designs revolutionized graphic art and advertising in late 19th-century Paris. Born into an aristocratic family at Albi in southern France, Toulouse-Lautrec's privileged lineage traced back to the Counts of Toulouse and extended uninterrupted to th...